ICC TOP 5 ODI BATSMEN

In modern-day Cricket, where batsmen rule the game, each team depends on some of their world class batsmen who are capable of doing something out of the box. Batting is important in today’s cricket as like eating and drinking are important in our lives. Setting up a huge total to chase on, and put the other team under pressure is key to win nowadays. A strong and resilient batting line also helps in chasing huge totals set by other teams. As the world cup is almost here, each and everyone especially the cricket analysts set their hawk eyes on different team combination and the number of lethal bowlers and batsmen each lineup contain. The International Cricket Council (ICC) declares the list of some top rank batsmen on account of their recent performances and the form they carry on from the past. The list of top 5 ICC ranked batsmen are:

RANK

PLAYER NAME

COUNTRY

RATINGS

01

Virat Kohli

India

890

02

Rohit Sharma

India

839

03

Ross Taylor

New Zealand

830

04

Quinton De Kock

South Africa

803

05

Francois Du Plessis

South Africa

801

VIRAT KOHLI (INDIA):

Virat Kohli, the Indian “Run Machine” also known as chase
machine among his fans. Virat made his ODI debut in August 2008 soon after he
led his under19 team to become under19 world champions, wearing ODI shirt no
18. The entire cricketing world
considers Virat Kohli as the best batsman of the world right now. His batting
average and his consistent performance say it all from his side. He also had
twice the man of the tournament awards in ICC T20 world cups (2014 and 2016). Board
of Control for Cricket in India also gave him a crucial role of captaincy in
this all-important world cup 2019 edition. His ODI batting average is 59.58

ROHIT SHARMA (IND):

Rohit Sharma, an Indian opening batsman who is generally known
as Hitman among his fans, made his ODI debut in June 2007, wearing ODI shirt no
45. He struggled a lot in his early career but in 2013 he scored two
consecutive centuries against West Indies and after then he plays as an opening
batsman for the Indian side and performs consistently. He also scored centuries
in all three formats of cricket. He also scored 264 which is the highest
individual score by any batsmen. He is also the vice-captain of the Indian side
in the limited overs game. His ODI batting average is 47.4

ROSS TAYLOR (NZ):

Ross Taylor, a veteran New Zealander batsman who batted at no. 03 or no. 04 spot as per requirements of his team, generally known by his nickname Rosco, made his ODI debut in March 2006, wearing ODI shirt no 03. He is the most experienced batsman in the New Zealand side and also the leading ODI century maker for New Zealand after scoring his 17th century. He leads his team from the front on so many occasions where his team needs him the most. He always shows hunger towards scoring runs for his side and his this attitude made him a difficult batsman to bowl. His ODI batting average is 48.3

QUINTON DE KOCK (SA):

Quinton De Kock, A South African left handed wicket keeper
batsman who is so talented wicketkeeper as well, generally known as de Kock or “Quinny” by his fans, made his ODI debut
in January 2013, wearing ODI shirt no 12. He is so talented and confident young
guy in the South African batting line up who opens from his side or sometimes
play down the order as per the requirement of his team and the situation. He
scores 3 consecutive centuries in 3 consecutive innings. He batted fearlessly
and play shots all around the ground. His ODI batting average is 45.96

FRANCOIS DU PLESSIS (SA):

Francois Du Plessis, a Veteran South African batsman, generally known as Faf Du Plessis, made his ODI debut in January 2011 wearing ODI shirt no 18. He is also the captain of the South African side. His calm and sometimes aggressive batting disturb any sort of bowling line. He is so electrifying in the field and also brings so much energy in his side by his attitude and through his captaincy. Under his captaincy and the lethal combination, South Africa had from the past few years, this team is among the favorites of World Cup 2019 edition. He is among one of those batsmen who are technically sound and every class bowler feels little hesitate to bowl against him. His ODI batting average is 46.54

In the upcoming mega event of ODI World Cup 2019, all these
top ranked batsmen play a key role for their respective sides to lead their
teams in the making of history. The game of cricket is totally by chance and if
there is the day of any particular player, then this player surely plays a
one-man army show for his team. But apart from all these top ranked batsmen,
there are also few hidden talents that also have capabilities to perform out of
the box for their teams. Now it’s all up to the world cup and let’s see who
will perform best and be the part of history-making.

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